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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
耕種 耕种 see styles |
gēng zhòng geng1 zhong4 keng chung koushu / koshu こうしゅ |
to till; to cultivate (noun, transitive verb) tilling and sowing |
等 see styles |
děng deng3 teng ra ら |
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (suffix) (1) (kana only) pluralizing suffix; (suffix) (2) (kana only) (See あちら,いくら・1) or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; (suffix) (3) (kana only) (after the stem of an adjective) (See 清ら) nominalizing suffix; (s,m,f) Hitoshi To pair; parallel, equal, of like order; a class, grade, rank; common; to wait; sign of plural. In Buddhist writings it is also used for 'equal everywhere', 'equally everywhere', 'universal'. |
耕 see styles |
gēng geng1 keng tsutomu つとむ |
to plow; to till (male given name) Tsutomu |
迄 see styles |
qì qi4 ch`i chi made まで |
as yet; until (particle) (1) (kana only) until (a time); till; to; up to; (particle) (2) (kana only) to (a place or person); as far as; (particle) (3) (kana only) to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; (particle) (4) (kana only) only; merely |
飽 饱 see styles |
bǎo bao3 pao norikazu のりかず |
to eat till full; satisfied (personal name) Norikazu Replete, full. |
七七 see styles |
qī qī qi1 qi1 ch`i ch`i chi chi nana なな |
(female given name) Nana The period of forty-nine days after death, when masses are said every seventh day till the seventh seventh day. |
作る see styles |
tsukuru つくる |
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.) |
其迄 see styles |
soremade それまで |
(irregular okurigana usage) (expression) (1) (kana only) until then; till then; up to that time; (2) (kana only) to that extent; (3) (kana only) the end of it; all there is to it |
創る see styles |
tsukuru つくる |
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.) |
劫波 see styles |
jié bō jie2 bo1 chieh po kōhi |
kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism) kalpa; also劫簸; 劫跛; v. 劫. Aeon, age. The period of time between the creation and recreation ofa world or universe; also the kalpas offormation, existence, destruction, and non-existence, which four as acomplete period are called mahākalpa 大劫. Eachgreat kalpa is subdivided into four asaṇkhyeya-kalpas (阿僧企耶 i.e. numberless,incalculable): (1) kalpa of destructionsaṃvarta; (2)kalpaof utter annihilation, or empty kalpa 増滅劫; 空劫 saṃvarta-siddha; (3) kalpa of formation 成劫 vivarta; (4) kalpa ofexistence 住劫 vivartasiddha; or they may betaken in the order 成住壤空. Each of the four kalpas is subdivided into twenty antara-kalpas, 小劫 or small kalpas, so that a mahākalpaconsists of eighty small kalpas. Each smallkalpa is divided into a period of 増 increaseand 減 decrease; the increase period is ruled over by the four cakravartīs in succession, i.e. the four ages of iron,copper, silver, gold, during which the length of human life increases by oneyear every century to 84,000 years, and the length of the human body to8,400 feet. Then comes the kalpa of decreasedivided into periods of the three woes, pestilence, war, famine, duringwhich the length of human life is gradually reduced to ten years and thehuman body to 1 foot in height. There are other distinctions of the kalpas. A small kalpa isrepresented as 16,800,000 years, a kalpa as336,000,000 years, and a mahākalpa as1,334,000,000 years. There are many ways of illustrating the length of akalpa, e.g. pass a soft cloth over a solid rock40 li in size once in a hundred years, whenfinally the rock has been thus worn away a kalpa will not yet have passed; or a city of 40 li, filled with mustard seeds, one being removed everycentury till all have gone, a kalpa will notyet have passed. Cf. 成劫. |
增劫 see styles |
zēng jié zeng1 jie2 tseng chieh zōkō |
The kalpa of increment, during which human life increases by one year every century, from an initial life of ten years, till it reaches 84,000 (and the body from 1 foot to 8,400 feet in height), in the 滅劫 similarly diminishing. |
夙夜 see styles |
sù yè su4 ye4 su yeh shukuya しゅくや |
morning and night; always; at all times (n,adv) from morning till night; day and night; always; (personal name) Shakuya since long ago |
大刧 大劫 see styles |
dà jié da4 jie2 ta chieh daikō |
mahākalpa. The great kalpa, from the beginning of a universe till it is destroyed and another begins in its place. It has four kalpas or periods known as vivarta 成刧 the creation period; vivarta‐siddha 住刧 the appearance of sun and moon, i.e. light, and the period of life, human and general; saṃvarta 壤刧 or 滅刧 destruction first by fire, then water, then fire, then deluge, then a great wind, i.e. water during seven small kalpas, fire during 56 and wind one, in all 64; saṃvartatthāhi 増滅刧 total destruction gradually reaching the void. A great kalpa is calculated as eighty small kalpas and to last 1,347,000,000 years. |
客塵 客尘 see styles |
kè chén ke4 chen2 k`o ch`en ko chen kakujin |
āgantu-kleśa, the foreign atom, or intruding element, which enters the mind and causes distress and delusion; the mind is naturally pure or innocent till the evil element enters; v. 煩惱. |
宮胎 宫胎 see styles |
gōng tāi gong1 tai1 kung t`ai kung tai kutai |
The palace-womb, where those who call on Amitābha but are in doubt of him are confined for 500 years, devoid of the riches of Buddha-truth, till born into the Pure Land; idem 疑城胎宮. |
小劫 see styles |
xiǎo jié xiao3 jie2 hsiao chieh shōgō |
antarā-kalpa, or intermediate kalpa; according to the 倶舍論 it is the period in which human life increases by one year a century till it reaches 84,000 with men 8,400 feet high; then it is reduced at the same rate till the life-period reaches ten years with men a foot high; these two are each a small kalpa; the 智度論 reckons the two together as one kalpa; and there are other definitions. |
從來 从来 see styles |
cóng lái cong2 lai2 ts`ung lai tsung lai jūrai |
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) up till now |
應文 应文 see styles |
yìng wén ying4 wen2 ying wen Ōmon |
Yingwen; the grandson of the founder of the Ming dynasty, Taizu, to whom he succeeded, but was dethroned by Yung Lo and escaped disguised as a monk; he remained hidden as a monk till his 64th year, afterwards he was provided for by the reigning ruler. His name is also given as 應能 Yingneng; 應賢 Yingxian; and posthumously as 允炆 Yunwen. |
王膳 see styles |
wáng shàn wang2 shan4 wang shan ōzen |
A royal feast referred to in the Lotus Sutra, where the hungry people feared to accept the King's feast till he came himself and called them; i. e. the feast of Buddhahood and the Buddha's call. |
直至 see styles |
zhí zhì zhi2 zhi4 chih chih naoshi なおし |
lasting until; up till (the present) (personal name) Naoshi to arrive directly to |
終身 终身 see styles |
zhōng shēn zhong1 shen1 chung shen shuushin / shushin しゅうしん |
lifelong; all one's life; marriage (noun - becomes adjective with の) the whole life till the end of one's life |
耕す see styles |
tagayasu たがやす |
(transitive verb) to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate |
耕田 see styles |
gēng tián geng1 tian2 keng t`ien keng tien kouden / koden こうでん |
to cultivate soil; to till fields cultivated field (for rice, etc.); (place-name, surname) Kōda |
起す see styles |
okosu おこす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; (2) to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; (3) to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; (4) to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; (5) to plough; to plow; to till; (6) to fall ill with; (7) to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); (8) to turn over (a card) |
造る see styles |
tsukuru つくる |
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.) |
鋤く see styles |
suku すく |
(transitive verb) to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till |
食前 see styles |
shí qián shi2 qian2 shih ch`ien shih chien shokuzen しょくぜん |
(n,adv) before meals Before food, i.e. before the principal meal at noon; but 食後 after food, especially after breakfast till noon. |
それ迄 see styles |
soremade それまで |
(expression) (1) (kana only) until then; till then; up to that time; (2) (kana only) to that extent; (3) (kana only) the end of it; all there is to it |
何時迄 see styles |
itsumade いつまで |
(adverb) (kana only) how long?; till when? |
其れ迄 see styles |
soremade それまで |
(expression) (1) (kana only) until then; till then; up to that time; (2) (kana only) to that extent; (3) (kana only) the end of it; all there is to it |
四自侵 see styles |
sì zì qīn si4 zi4 qin1 ssu tzu ch`in ssu tzu chin shi jishin |
The four self-raidings, or self-injuries — in youth not to study from morn till night; in advancing years not to cease sexual intercourse; wealthy and not being charitable; not accepting the Buddha's teaching. |
析微塵 析微尘 see styles |
xī wēi chén xi1 wei1 chen2 hsi wei ch`en hsi wei chen shaku mijin |
To subdivide molecules till nothing is reached. |
留置く see styles |
tomeoku とめおく |
(transitive verb) to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for |
羅睺羅 罗睺罗 see styles |
luó huó luó luo2 huo2 luo2 lo huo lo Ragora |
Rāhula, the eldest son of Śākyamuni and Yaśodharā; also羅睺; 羅吼; 羅云; 羅雲; 曷怙羅 or 何怙羅 or 羅怙羅. He is supposed to have been in the womb for six years and born when his father attained buddhahood; also said to have been born during an eclipse, and thus acquired his name, though it is defined in other ways; his father did not see him till he was six years old. He became a disciple of the Hīnayāna, but is said to have become a Mahāyānist when his father preached this final perfect doctrine, a statement gainsaid by his being recognized as founder of the Vaibhāṣika school. He is to be reborn as the eldest son of every buddha, hence is sometimes called the son of Ānanda. |
起こす see styles |
okosu おこす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; (2) to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; (3) to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; (4) to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; (5) to plough; to plow; to till; (6) to fall ill with; (7) to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); (8) to turn over (a card) |
金入れ see styles |
kaneire / kanere かねいれ |
(1) purse; wallet; billfold; (2) cashbox; till |
銭入れ see styles |
zeniire / zenire ぜにいれ |
till; purse; handbag |
にかけて see styles |
nikakete にかけて |
(expression) (1) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; (expression) (2) concerning (an area of expertise); (expression) (3) swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.) |
一增一減 一增一减 see styles |
yī zēng yī jiǎn yi1 zeng1 yi1 jian3 i tseng i chien ichizō ichigen |
A kalpa during which a human lifetime increases from ten years to 80,000 years and then decreases back to ten. At the end of the first century the increase is to 11 years; at the end of the second century to 12 years, and so on till a lifetime lasts 80,000 years; then decrease follows in the same ratio till 10 is reached. The whole period of accretion and declension covers a small kalpa, i.e. 16,800,000 years; also called 中刧. |
不捨誓約 不舍誓约 see styles |
bù shě shì yuē bu4 she3 shi4 yue1 pu she shih yüeh fusha seiyaku |
Amitābha's vow of non-abandonment, not to enter Buddhahood till all were born into his Paradise. |
二十四史 see styles |
èr shí sì shǐ er4 shi2 si4 shi3 erh shih ssu shih nijuushishi / nijushishi にじゅうしし |
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story (See 二十五史) Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books |
二種涅槃 二种涅槃 see styles |
èr zhǒng niè pán er4 zhong3 nie4 pan2 erh chung nieh p`an erh chung nieh pan nishu nehan |
Two nirvanas: (1) 有餘涅槃 also 有餘依 That with a remnant; the cause 因 has been annihilated, but the remnant of the effect 果 still remains, so that a saint may enter this nirvana during life, but have to continue to live in this mortal realm till the death of his body. (2) 無餘涅槃 or 無餘依 Remnantless nirvāṇa, without cause and effect, the connection with the chain of mortal life being ended, so that the saint enters upon perfect nirvāṇa on the death of the body; cf. 智度論 31. Another definition is that Hīnayāna has further transmigration, while Mahāyāna maintains final nirvana. "Nothing remnaining" is differently interpreted in different schools, by some literally, but in Mahāyāna generally, as meaning no further mortal suffering, i.e. final nirvāṇa. |
何時まで see styles |
itsumade いつまで |
(adverb) (kana only) how long?; till when? |
偕老同穴 see styles |
kairoudouketsu; kairoudouketsu / kairodoketsu; kairodoketsu かいろうどうけつ; カイロウドウケツ |
(1) (かいろうどうけつ only) (yoji) happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; (2) (kana only) Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum) |
其れまで see styles |
soremade それまで |
(expression) (1) (kana only) until then; till then; up to that time; (2) (kana only) to that extent; (3) (kana only) the end of it; all there is to it |
千代万代 see styles |
chiyoyorozuyo ちよよろずよ |
for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time |
大悲闡提 大悲阐提 see styles |
dà bēi chǎn tí da4 bei1 chan3 ti2 ta pei ch`an t`i ta pei chan ti daihi sendai |
The greatly pitiful icchantikah, who cannot become a Buddha till his saving work is done, i.e. Guanyin, Dizang. |
從早到晚 从早到晚 see styles |
cóng zǎo dào wǎn cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3 ts`ung tsao tao wan tsung tsao tao wan |
from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long |
拈花微笑 see styles |
niǎn huā wēi xiào nian3 hua1 wei1 xiao4 nien hua wei hsiao nenge mishō |
Buddha held up a flower and Kāśyapa smiled'. This incident does not appear till about A. D. 800, but is regarded as the beginning of the tradition on which the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional sect based its existence. |
支樓迦讖 支楼迦谶 see styles |
zhī lóu jiā chèn zhi1 lou2 jia1 chen4 chih lou chia ch`en chih lou chia chen Shirōkashin |
支讖 Chih-lou-chia-ch'an, a śramaṇa who came to China from Yueh-chih A. D. 147 or A. D. 164 and worked at translations till A. D. 186 at Loyang. |
方等戒壇 方等戒坛 see styles |
fāng děng jiè tán fang1 deng3 jie4 tan2 fang teng chieh t`an fang teng chieh tan hōdō kaidan |
(方等壇) An open altar at which instruction in the commandments was preached to the people, founded on the Mahāyāna-vaipulya sutras; the system began in 765 in the capital under 代宗 Daizong of the Tang dynasty and continued, with an interim under 武宗 Wuzong, till the 宣宗 Xuanzong period. |
物は試し see styles |
monohatameshi ものはためし |
(expression) (proverb) the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try |
田を打つ see styles |
taoutsu / taotsu たをうつ |
(exp,v5t) to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow) |
留め置く see styles |
tomeoku とめおく |
(transitive verb) to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for |
雌伏雄飛 see styles |
shifukuyuuhi / shifukuyuhi しふくゆうひ |
(noun/participle) (yoji) biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish |
飼い殺し see styles |
kaigoroshi かいごろし |
keeping a pet till it dies; keeping a useless person on the payroll |
不取正覺願 不取正觉愿 see styles |
bù qǔ zhèng jué yuàn bu4 qu3 zheng4 jue2 yuan4 pu ch`ü cheng chüeh yüan pu chü cheng chüeh yüan fushu shōgaku gan |
Amitābha's vow of not taking up his Buddhahood till each of his forty-eight vows is fulfilled, an affix to each of the vows. |
不耕起栽培 see styles |
fukoukisaibai / fukokisaibai ふこうきさいばい |
no-till farming |
今が今まで see styles |
imagaimamade いまがいままで |
(expression) till just now |
今の今まで see styles |
imanoimamade いまのいままで |
(expression) (See 今が今まで・いまがいままで) till just now |
又会う日迄 see styles |
mataauhimade / matauhimade またあうひまで |
(expression) till we meet again |
叩きのめす see styles |
tatakinomesu たたきのめす |
(transitive verb) to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand) |
天衣拂千歲 天衣拂千岁 see styles |
tiān yī fú qiān suì tian1 yi1 fu2 qian1 sui4 t`ien i fu ch`ien sui tien i fu chien sui tene busensai |
An illustration of the length of a small kalpa: if a great rock, let it be one, two, or even 40 li square, be dusted with a deva-garment once in a hundred years till the rock be worn away, the kalpa would still be unfinished. |
狗著獅子皮 狗着狮子皮 see styles |
gǒu zhāo shī zǐ pí gou3 zhao1 shi1 zi3 pi2 kou chao shih tzu p`i kou chao shih tzu pi kujaku shishi hi |
The dog in the lion's skin-all the dogs fear him till he barks. |
迄(rK) see styles |
made まで |
(particle) (1) (kana only) until (a time); till; to; up to; (particle) (2) (kana only) to (a place or person); as far as; (particle) (3) (kana only) to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; (particle) (4) (kana only) only; merely |
朝から晩まで see styles |
asakarabanmade あさからばんまで |
(expression) from morning till night; all day |
また会う日まで see styles |
mataauhimade / matauhimade またあうひまで |
(expression) till we meet again |
また逢う日まで see styles |
mataauhimade / matauhimade またあうひまで |
(expression) till we meet again |
Variations: |
itsumade いつまで |
(adverb) (kana only) how long?; till when? |
Variations: |
tomeoku とめおく |
(transitive verb) to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for |
Variations: |
okosu おこす |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; (transitive verb) (2) to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; (transitive verb) (3) (See 熾す・おこす) to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; (transitive verb) (4) (See 興す・おこす・2) to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; (transitive verb) (5) to plough; to plow; to till; (transitive verb) (6) to fall ill with; (transitive verb) (7) to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); (transitive verb) (8) to turn over (a card) |
口をすっぱくして言う see styles |
kuchiosuppakushiteiu / kuchiosuppakushiteu くちをすっぱくしていう |
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face |
口を酸っぱくして言う see styles |
kuchiosuppakushiteiu / kuchiosuppakushiteu くちをすっぱくしていう |
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face |
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ichinichi(p); ichijitsu いちにち(P); いちじつ |
(n,adv) (1) one day; (adv,n) (2) (いちにち only) (See 一日中) all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night; (3) (See １日・ついたち・1) 1st day of the month |
Variations: |
tsukuru つくる |
(transitive verb) (1) (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (transitive verb) (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (transitive verb) (3) (See 野菜を作る) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (transitive verb) (4) to till; (transitive verb) (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (transitive verb) (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (transitive verb) (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (transitive verb) (8) to have (a child); (transitive verb) (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (transitive verb) (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (transitive verb) (11) to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion; (transitive verb) (12) to form (a line, etc.); (transitive verb) (13) to set (a record); (transitive verb) (14) to commit (a sin, etc.) |
Variations: |
soremade それまで |
(expression) (1) (kana only) until then; till then; up to that time; (expression) (2) (kana only) to that extent; (expression) (3) (kana only) the end of it; all there is to it |
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mataauhimade / matauhimade またあうひまで |
(expression) till we meet again |
Variations: |
kuchiosuppakushiteiu / kuchiosuppakushiteu くちをすっぱくしていう |
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face |
Variations: |
utsu うつ |
(transitive verb) (1) to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; (transitive verb) (2) to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to move; to impress; to touch; (transitive verb) (5) to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate; (transitive verb) (6) to type; to send; to transmit; (transitive verb) (7) to insert; to write in; to mark; (transitive verb) (8) to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; (transitive verb) (9) to till (soil); (transitive verb) (10) to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; (transitive verb) (11) to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); (transitive verb) (12) to pay (a deposit, etc.); (transitive verb) (13) to visit (on a pilgrimage); (transitive verb) (14) to line (a coat); (transitive verb) (15) to bind (a criminal); (transitive verb) (16) {shogi} to drop (a piece) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 79 results for "till" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
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